You’ve recorded a new song and you can’t wait for people to hear it. You might want to distribute it on the Web, in addition to (or instead of) CDs.

Why put your music online? Web excerpts of your songs can entice listeners to buy your CDs or download your songs. Songs on the Web cost less than CDs. Also, distributing online is much quicker than distributing CDs. Keep in mind, though, that it’s hard to get your songs noticed among the millions of other titles that are online. Many books and websites offer suggestions on marketing your music.

STREAMING VERSUS DOWNLOADING

There are two basic ways to transmit music on the Internet: streaming files and downloading files. A streaming file plays as soon ...

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